narrow celln.

Brit.

/ˌnarəʊ ˈsɛl/, U.S.

/ˈnɛroʊ ˈsɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., cell n.¹

Etymology: < narrow adj. + cell n.¹

1. literary. A very small room, esp. a hermit's cell. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > hermitage

cellOE

hermitagec1290

eremitagec1400

narrow cell1636

hermitary1754

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > small room

parrockOE

cellc1300

cabin1362

parclosea1470

camerelle?c1475

crib1600

narrow cell1636

pigeonhole1703

closet1728

box1773

cuddy1793

cubby-hole1842

roomlet1855

cubby1868

cubby-house1880

cwtch1890

cellule1894

1636 W. Davenant Platonick Lovers ii. i. sig.D3^v Quiet Hermits in their narrow cells.

1723 R. Blackmore Alfred ii. 35 The Britons rose, And from the narrow Cell ascending went To view the Region round.

1724 E. Tollet Poems Several Occasions 17 Shou'd you, like Hermits, in a narrow Cell, Break your short Slumbers by the Midnight Bell.

1823 S. J. B. Hale Genius of Oblivion 15 Prisoned in some narrow cell.

1873 T. Hardy Pair of Blue Eyes II. xiv. 299 Must I again return to my daily walk in that narrow cell, a human body, where worldly thoughts can torture me?

1885 R. W. Buchanan Earthquake 141 And tomb'd the hermit in his narrow cell.

1915 H. D. Rawnsley European War 1914–15 198 I passing from my student's narrow cell..Found suddenly my soul took wider flight.

1989 Boston Globe (Nexis) 26 Nov. 77 In long white cloaks and sandals, they quietly make their way from their narrow cells to the chapel.

2. Chiefly poetic. The grave. Cf. narrow house n. at narrow adj. and n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun]

buriels854

througheOE

burianOE

graveOE

lairc1000

lair-stowc1000

lich-restc1000

pitOE

grass-bedOE

buriness1175

earth housec1200

sepulchrec1200

tombc1300

lakec1320

buriala1325

monumenta1325

burying-place1382

resting placea1387

sepulturea1387

beda1400

earth-beda1400

longhousea1400

laystow1452

lying1480

delfa1500

worms' kitchen?a1500

bier1513

laystall1527

funeral?a1534

lay-bed1541

restall1557

cellarc1560

burying-grave1599

pit-hole1602

urn1607

cell1609

hearse1610

polyandrum1627

requietory1631

burial-place1633

mortuary1654

narrow cell1686

ground-sweat1699

sacred place1728

narrow house1792

plot1852

narrow bed1854

1686 E. Arwaker Pia Desideria i. xiv. 75 Ev'n Dives here from Laz'rus is not known,..Each has no Mansion but his narrow Cell, Equal in colour, and alike in smell.

1751 T. Gray Elegy iv. 6 Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.

1802 Ld. Byron On Death of Young Lady in Poet. Wks. (1896) 2 I return, to view my Margaret's tomb And scatter flowers on the dust I love. Within this narrow cell reclines her clay.

1843 J. M. Neale Hymns for Sick 49 Nor dreaming of the narrow cell.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 135 At your grave I bend the knee, Where beneath the clay you sleep, your narrow cell in.

1975 S. Heaney North 26 Are you..Death's lifers, hauled from the narrow cell And stripped of night-shirt shrouds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narrow cell
释义	narrow celln. Brit. /ˌnarəʊ ˈsɛl/, U.S. /ˈnɛroʊ ˈsɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., cell n.¹ Etymology: < narrow adj. + cell n.¹ 1. literary. A very small room, esp. a hermit's cell. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > hermitage cellOE hermitagec1290 eremitagec1400 narrow cell1636 hermitary1754 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > small room parrockOE cellc1300 cabin1362 parclosea1470 camerelle?c1475 crib1600 narrow cell1636 pigeonhole1703 closet1728 box1773 cuddy1793 cubby-hole1842 roomlet1855 cubby1868 cubby-house1880 cwtch1890 cellule1894 1636 W. Davenant Platonick Lovers ii. i. sig.D3^v Quiet Hermits in their narrow cells. 1723 R. Blackmore Alfred ii. 35 The Britons rose, And from the narrow Cell ascending went To view the Region round. 1724 E. Tollet Poems Several Occasions 17 Shou'd you, like Hermits, in a narrow Cell, Break your short Slumbers by the Midnight Bell. 1823 S. J. B. Hale Genius of Oblivion 15 Prisoned in some narrow cell. 1873 T. Hardy Pair of Blue Eyes II. xiv. 299 Must I again return to my daily walk in that narrow cell, a human body, where worldly thoughts can torture me? 1885 R. W. Buchanan Earthquake 141 And tomb'd the hermit in his narrow cell. 1915 H. D. Rawnsley European War 1914–15 198 I passing from my student's narrow cell..Found suddenly my soul took wider flight. 1989 Boston Globe (Nexis) 26 Nov. 77 In long white cloaks and sandals, they quietly make their way from their narrow cells to the chapel. 2. Chiefly poetic. The grave. Cf. narrow house n. at narrow adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [noun] buriels854 througheOE burianOE graveOE lairc1000 lair-stowc1000 lich-restc1000 pitOE grass-bedOE buriness1175 earth housec1200 sepulchrec1200 tombc1300 lakec1320 buriala1325 monumenta1325 burying-place1382 resting placea1387 sepulturea1387 beda1400 earth-beda1400 longhousea1400 laystow1452 lying1480 delfa1500 worms' kitchen?a1500 bier1513 laystall1527 funeral?a1534 lay-bed1541 restall1557 cellarc1560 burying-grave1599 pit-hole1602 urn1607 cell1609 hearse1610 polyandrum1627 requietory1631 burial-place1633 mortuary1654 narrow cell1686 ground-sweat1699 sacred place1728 narrow house1792 plot1852 narrow bed1854 1686 E. Arwaker Pia Desideria i. xiv. 75 Ev'n Dives here from Laz'rus is not known,..Each has no Mansion but his narrow Cell, Equal in colour, and alike in smell. 1751 T. Gray Elegy iv. 6 Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. 1802 Ld. Byron On Death of Young Lady in Poet. Wks. (1896) 2 I return, to view my Margaret's tomb And scatter flowers on the dust I love. Within this narrow cell reclines her clay. 1843 J. M. Neale Hymns for Sick 49 Nor dreaming of the narrow cell. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 135 At your grave I bend the knee, Where beneath the clay you sleep, your narrow cell in. 1975 S. Heaney North 26 Are you..Death's lifers, hauled from the narrow cell And stripped of night-shirt shrouds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1636
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